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Munich to Verona

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An exclusive Ciclismo Journey from Bavaria to Veneto

Destination

Italy, Austria, Germany, Veneto, Verona

Activity

Biking

Level

Intermediate

Level

Perfect for the cycling newbies who already enjoy being active, or anyone who just wants to take it easy.

Pedal at a meandering pace, stopping to take pictures, savor a leisurely lunch and explore the surroundings. Enjoy quiet roads along flat and rolling terrain zigzagging through vineyards, olive groves and farmland.

Average daily distance: 35-45 miles

Terrain: flat and rolling

Our Athletic Beginner tours are perfect for those who aren’t avid cyclists, but are fit and love to exercise regularly.

On these trips, you’ll enjoy a flowing pace with plenty of time throughout the day to indulge in the local specialties, take in the local culture and enjoy the magnificent views. There will be an occasional hill, more rolling terrain and higher mileage than an Easy tour.

Average daily distance: 35-45 miles

Terrain: flat and rolling

Our guides will offer cycling clinics and one-on-one coaching in cadence, positioning and the art of shifting efficiently on rolling hills.

You love being active and cycling is your preferred way. You are in good physical condition and ride whenever you can.

Intermediate tours maintain a steady pace with opportunities to push yourself by tackling challenging climbs with great descents over stunning terrain. You’ll still have time to explore and enjoy the landscape and towns you’ll visit.

Average daily distance: 40-50 miles

Terrain: rolling with some hills

You are an avid cyclist who trains regularly, participates in bicycling events and is eager to plan their next bicycling vacation. You enjoy a vigorous ride, challenging climbs and thrilling descents.

These “Epic” and “follow the race” tours are spectacular and have plenty of classic climbs and are perfect for cyclists who covet long mileage with lots of hills and varying terrain.

Average daily distance: 45+ miles

Terrain: hilly with long climbs

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Duration

11 days / 10 nights

If you want an epic tour with big climbs and fascinating history, castles and stunning architecture, this one is for you!

If you want an epic tour with big climbs and fascinating history, castles and stunning architecture, this one is for you!

Wind your way through some of Europe’s most charming regions to see nature and history unfold. This new Top Guide tour begins in Bavaria along Germany’s Romantic Road. From beer gardens and half-timbered houses to fairytale castles, you’ll appreciate the best of the quintessential German region. From here, we’ll pass into the charming countryside of Austrian Tirol and continue on to Italy’s Sud Tirol. We then make our way to romantic Verona, stopping in small medieval and Roman towns along the path. Palaces, castles, churches and other historic architectural masterpieces punctuate a week full of quaint country rides to unveil the continent’s cultural heritage.

Tour Essence

Travel from jovial beer gardens to picturesque vineyards

Experience unique natural wonders and cultural heritage

Ride past majestic villages and castles, like Hohenschwangau Castle

Visit the world-famous Neuschwastein Castle, which was built for King Ludwig II in the nineteenth century

Cycle through Germany’s highest peak, Zugspitze

Conquer the Brenner Pass, a swath of mountainous farmland that forms the border between Austria and Italy

What to Expect

Terrain

Rolling to hilly

Start Location

Munich, Germany

End Location

Verona, Italy

Mileage

Average Daily: 44 milesTotal: 350/368 miles

Elevation

Average Daily: 2,017 ftTotal: 20,179 ft

What's Included

Once you have a trip confirmed, we will feed you a steady diet of additional pre-departure information that includes: How to train, prepare, pack and all the wonderful, inspirational and practical things you want and need to know before you go! Our Travel Advisors will be available to help plan your pre- and post-tour travel.

Wind your way through some of Europe’s most charming regions to see nature and history unfold. This new Top Guide tour begins in Bavaria along Germany’s Romantic Road. From beer gardens and half-timbered houses to fairytale castles, you’ll appreciate the best of the quintessential German region. From here, we’ll pass into the charming countryside of Austrian Tirol and continue on to Italy’s Sud Tirol. We then make our way to romantic Verona, stopping in small medieval and Roman towns along the path. Palaces, castles, churches and other historic architectural masterpieces punctuate a week full of quaint country rides to unveil the continent’s cultural heritage.

Dates

2020

Jul 2-12

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2021

Confirmed tours are dates that have been selected by us that have a very high probability of reaching the minimum group size for us to run the tour and for you to receive the best Ciclismo Classico experience. These tours are confirmed as much as a year in advance, compared to our regularly scheduled tours which are confirmed around 90 days prior to departure. When you place your deposit for a confirmed tour, you have the green light to make your pre and post travel plans and even book your flight with our personal guarantee that your tour will run!

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Optional Single Supplement

If you are traveling alone, this optional single supplement will guarantee you a room to yourself at each hotel. The cost of a single room is often more than half the price of a shared room, so this additional supplement reflects that increased cost for each night over the course of the trip.

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Itinerary

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Wilkommen!

Wilkommen and welcome to Germany! Munich—or Munchen in its native Deutsch tongue—is the capital of Bavaria and perhaps one of the most quintessentially German cities. We’ll meet in the hotel lobby at 12:30 pm to have an intro lunch and then a bike fitting. Afterwards, we’ll do a short ride to Nymphen Palace. We’ll come back for a guided visit of the town center, and then we’ll dine with beer in one of Munich’s famous beer halls. We recommend that you arrive a day or two early, since Munich is a very large city and there’s so much to see.

Meals Provided

Lunch, Dinner

Average Mileage

8 miles

Elevation Gain

249 ft

Meals Provided

Lunch, Dinner

Accommodations

This traditional four-star hotel and its two popular restaurants—the Pfistermühle and Wirtshaus Ayingers—are located in the heart of Munich’s old city, right beside the famous Hofbräuhaus. And just a short walk away are the Marienplatz, Bavarian State Opera, Maximilianstrasse and Viktualienmarkt.

Luxury Level4 stars

Day2

Dießen am Ammersee

Today the ride begins as we venture into Bavaria, passing stunning forests, lakes, and mountains. We’ll stop at the Andechs Monastery at lunch. We’ll end our ride in Dießen am Ammersee—a peaceful setting and a nice change of pace from Munich. If you have some energy to spare, consider visiting the Carl Orff Museum, which is in honor of a musician and educator who promoted elementary music education.

Meals Provided

Breakfast, Dinner

Average Mileage

42/48 miles

Elevation Gain

1,923/2,346 ft

Riding Terrain

Rolling

Meals Provided

Breakfast, Dinner

Accommodations

Hotel Zum See is located in the middle of Dießen, just a stone’s throw away from the popular Lake Ammersee.

Luxury Level

Day3

Neuschwastein

Leaving Diessen, we pass the beautiful church and Augustine monastery, Sankt Marien. We’ll start climbing into the hills of the pre-Alps, criss-crossing on the Claudio Augustus, Romantischer and Konig cycle routes. We end the day in Füssen, the medieval gem situated near the Neuschwastein Castle, which we will visit in the morning. Take some time to visit the old center of Füssen.

Meals Provided

Breakfast, Dinner

Average Mileage

44 miles

Elevation Gain

2,802 ft

Riding Terrain

Rolling

Meals Provided

Breakfast, Dinner

Accommodations

The Hirsch Hotel enjoys a convenient location in the very heart of Füssen on the edge of the picturesque old town. The town of Füssen is situated at the southern end of the “Romantische Straße” tourist route and beside “Via Claudia Augusta”, the ancient Roman road.

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Day4

Ehrwald

Our journey today is to an extra-special destination. Neuschwastein Castle is known as the ‘fairytale castle’ and rumored to have inspired Walt Disney himself. Built for King Ludwig II between 1869 and 1886 on a rugged cliff against a scenic mountain backdrop, this castle was intended to “embody the true spirit of the medieval German castle,” as the king wrote in a letter to Richard Wagner. Trust us: enjoying this scenery firsthand is a once-in-a lifetime experience! After, we bid farewell—auf wiedersehn—and goodbye to Bavaria to enter the Austrian Tirol. This charming country region was the setting for The Sound of Music, and your ride will surely prove these hills are alive! We’ll pass Germany’s highest peak, Zugspitze, and the Wetterstein mountain chain, as well as many lakes and waterfalls. Before our final stop in Ehrwald, we’ll take a break to savor local milk and cheese.

Meals Provided

Breakfast, Lunch

Average Mileage

26 miles

Elevation Gain

1,959 ft

Riding Terrain

A few climbs and then flat

Meals Provided

Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodations

Der Grüne Baum Hotel is a mountain-boutique hotel in the center of Ehrwald in Reivzoller at the foot of the Zugspitze. It also includes a sun terrace in the courtyard, and guests can relax in the spa area with a range of saunas, steam baths and relaxation areas with water beds.

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Day5

Innsbruck

Today’s route is a big long, but provides amazing scenery! We zig-zag through Germany and Austria until we make our final descent into the Inns Valley. Continuing along the Inns River our journey today ends in the region’s capital: Innsbruck. This city is especially well known as a winter sports destination, and has hosted the Winter Olympics in 1964 and 1976.

Meals Provided

Breakfast, Dinner

Average Mileage

48/60 miles

Elevation Gain

2,625/3,182 ft

Riding Terrain

Rolling

Meals Provided

Breakfast, Dinner

Accommodations

Ludwig II, King of Bavaria called it “the finest hotel in Innsbruck”: Grand Hotel Europa is the historic 5-star hotel in the Austrian city. Founded in 1869 by Schreiner & Klausner and recently refurbished, it stands a few steps from the famous ‘golden roof’, the Imperial Palace, the ski slopes and golf courses.

Luxury Level5 stars

Day6

Innsbruck - Rest Day

Take a break from cycling as we spend a full day and second night in Innsbruck. For a spectacular view of the Austrian Alps, we recommend taking the famous Innsbrucker Nordkettenbahnen Cable Car to over 6,500 feet in altitude, which is included on this Top Guide tour. Another option for your rest day is to take a 25-minute shuttle to the Swarovski factory to admire the coveted jeweler’s crystal works. In the early evening we’ll have a walking tour of Innsbruck with a local guide.

Meals Provided

Breakfast

Meals Provided

Breakfast

Accommodations

Ludwig II, King of Bavaria called it “the finest hotel in Innsbruck”: Grand Hotel Europa is the historic 5-star hotel in the Austrian city. Founded in 1869 by Schreiner & Klausner and recently refurbished, it stands a few steps from the famous ‘golden roof’, the Imperial Palace, the ski slopes and golf courses.

Luxury Level5 stars

Day7

Vipiteno

Get ready for the biggest climb of the tour! Today we’ll conquer the Brenner Pass, a swath of mountainous farmland which forms the border between Austria and Italy and was often a battleground in the 19th century. Today, it’s a part of the Italian Sud Tirol region. Our reward for making it over the pass is a pleasant stay in Vipiteno. Originally a Roman military camp, the town is now one of the most beautiful cities in Italy—it’s also become quite famous for its yogurt.

Meals Provided

Breakfast, Dinner

Average Mileage

38 miles

Elevation Gain

3,937 ft

Riding Terrain

Hilly

Meals Provided

Breakfast, Dinner

Accommodations

Steindl’s Boutique Hotel is ideally situated at the beginning of the town’s pedestrian zone in the middle of the town park, and the Rosskopf cable car station and toboggan-run are only a few minutes’ walk away. The nationwide cycle route ‘Munich-Gardasee’ also passes directly in front of the hotel.

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Day8

Bolzano

Today we’ll move further into Italy as we follow the Eisark River south to Bolzano. The hilly farmland of the Brenner Pass gives way to the gently rolling vineyards of Sud Tyrol. You’re now on the ‘wine roads’ of Sud Tyrol. Here, the Gewurztraminer and Sauvignon blanc rate at the top of the world! We’ll have a cooking class and lovely dinner in Bolzano as well.

Meals Provided

Breakfast, Dinner

Average Mileage

47 miles

Elevation Gain

3,011 ft

Riding Terrain

Rolling

Meals Provided

Breakfast, Dinner

Accommodations

At the 4-star Hotel Greif, discover the stories its rooms have to tell and immerse yourself in the world the artist has conjured up for you. At Grief, each room is an experience in itself: each has been designed by contemporary artists who have integrated their own works.

Luxury Level4 stars

Day9

Trento

The terrain begins to flatten out today as we make our way past vineyards, orchards, and rivers toward Trento. The scenery of Lake Caldero is a definite highlight of our time on the Ciclopista del Sole—’the bike path of the sun.’ We’ll arrive in Trento after lunch, leaving plenty of time for a guided tour of this Roman town.

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Meals Provided

Accommodations

In the enchanting Grand Hotel Trento, you’ll admire its finest qualities. As soon as you step foot inside, you’ll notice that this accommodation values its refined customer service and elegant design.

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Day10

Verona

Our final ride of the tour brings us to Verona, the undeniably romantic town of Romeo & Juliet. Our ride will consist of rolling through the vineyards of Amarone and Valpolicella, crossing the Adige Valley. Though the world’s favorite star-crossed lovers are fictional, that hasn’t stopped countless visitors from flocking to this charming Italian city. Verona has embraced the tradition, building attractions like Juliet’s balcony, a statue of Juliet, and a wall for the lovelorn to leave letters for Shakespeare’s ill-fated daughter of the Capulets. Uncover all of Verona’s romance and charm before a final farewell dinner with the group.

Meals Provided

Breakfast, Dinner

Average Mileage

62 miles

Elevation Gain

1,640 ft

Riding Terrain

Flat

Meals Provided

Breakfast, Dinner

Accommodations

The Grand Hotel Verona was built in the Liberty style in the 1920s at the request of a noble Austrian family, the Reichenbach. It was their elegant city residence and was subsequently turned into a hotel without changing the architectural quality.

Luxury Level

Day11

Arrivederci!

It’s time to say arrivederci! There will be a group shuttle after breakfast that will take you to Verona Airport or Verona Porta Nuova railway station to make your connections.